Male underwear

ABSTRACT

Male underwear (1) having a substantially triangularly-shaped pocket (3) to retain and separate male testicles (10) from rubbing against legs and groin of a wearer to avoid chafing and discomfort. The pocket has an open top (4) and two closed sides (7) and a closed bottom (8) sewn, affixed or otherwise made part of the underwear.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Men who work outside or inside un-air conditioned buildings, such as warehouses or participate in athletic activities, particularly in hot and humid climates, like Florida, are constantly sweating which causes male genitals, especially the testicles to rub against the legs which can result in severe chafing and discomfort. Conventional underwear for males has external openings or slits for ease of removal of the penis during urination, but do not have an internal pocket for retaining and separating the male testicles to prevent rubbing against the legs and groin. Thus, a need exists for male underwear to remedy this problem.

Attempts to remedy this problem include the following references, but none disclose a male underwear having the same structure as the present invention:

Patent/App. No. Inventor Issue/Pub. Date

FR2,841.439 De Laage Feb. 1, 2004

AU312999S Creative Facility Aug. 15, 2006

2007/0180600 Allemann et al. Aug. 9, 2007

2009/0106874 Shlush Apr. 30, 2009

KR10-0916707 Sep. 2, 2009

U.S. Pat. No. 7,788,739 Della Ratta Sep. 7, 2010

2014/0047620 Ingalls et al. Feb. 20, 2014

2017/0290375 Walker Oct. 12, 2017

2019/0090552 Crump Mar. 28, 2019

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to male underwear and more particularly to male underwear having a pouch on an inside front for holding and retaining male testicles. The primary object of the present invention is to provide male underwear to help prevent chafing and discomfort caused by male testicles rubbing against the legs and groin.

Another object of the present invention is to provide such male underwear that is comfortable to wear while working in warm humid conditions or participating in athletic activities.

The present invention fulfills the above and other objects by providing an article of male underwear having a top waist opening, two leg openings on a bottom, a front and a back, said underwear having a pocket for holding male testicles attached to an inside front of the underwear. The pocket has an open top, two sides and a bottom. The sides and bottom are closed and affixed to the inside front of the underwear. The pocket is substantially triangularly-shaped with the top being wider than the bottom. The open top of the pocket sags downwardly to more easily and comfortably accommodate the male testicles. The pocket may be sewn into, otherwise affixed to or made as part of the inside front of the male underwear.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention should become even more readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings wherein there is shown and described illustrative embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the following detailed description, reference will be made to the attached drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the male underwear of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an inside view of the male underwear of the present invention along lines 2-2 of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of the male underwear of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a side plan cutaway view of the male underwear of the present invention while being worn.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

For purposes of describing the preferred embodiment, the terminology used in reference to the numbered items in the drawings is as follows:

-   -   1. male underwear, generally     -   2. waist band     -   3. interior pocket     -   4. top of pocket     -   5. pocket opening     -   6. leg openings     -   7. pocket sides     -   8. bottom of pocket     -   9. sew lines     -   10. testicles     -   11. outer front of underwear     -   12. outer back of underwear     -   13. legs     -   14. torso

Referring now to the FIGS. 1 and 2 , a top perspective view and inside view of the male underwear 1 of the present invention are illustrated, respectively. The male underwear 1 has the conventional waist band 2, leg openings 6, and front 11 and back 12. On the inside front is a substantially triangular-shaped pocket 3 for retaining and holding male testicles. The pocket 3 has a top 4 which has an opening 5 and a bottom 8. The pocket 3 has sides 7 which are sewn or otherwise affixed to the interior of the underwear 7. The pocket top 4 is preferably loose so as to easily and comfortably accommodate the male testicles.

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of the male underwear 1 illustrating the pocket 3 with top 4, top opening 5, two sides 7 and bottom 8 which may be sewn into the front inside of the male underwear as part of a section along sew lines 9.

FIG. 4 is a side plan view illustrating the male underwear 1 of the present invention being worn by a male with the waist band 2 around the torso 14 and legs 13. The testicles 10 are shown inside the pocket 3 after being placed into the opening 5 in the pocket top 4 so as to rest and be retained from rubbing against the legs 13 of the male wearer to prevent chafing and discomfort.

It is to be understood that while a preferred embodiment of the invention is described, it is not to be limited to the specific form or arrangement of parts herein described and shown. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention and the invention is not to be considered limited to what is shown and described in the specification and/or drawings. 

Having thus described my invention, I claim:
 1. A male underwear having a top waist opening, two leg openings on a bottom, a front and a back, said underwear further comprising: a pocket for holding male testicles on an inside front of the underwear, said pocket having an open top, two sides and a bottom, said sides and bottom being closed and affixed to the inside front of the underwear.
 2. The male underwear of claim 1 wherein the pocket is substantially triangularly-shaped with the top being wider than the bottom.
 3. The male underwear of claim 1 wherein the open top of the pocket sags downwardly to more easily and comfortably accommodate the male testicles.
 4. The male underwear of claim 1 wherein the pocket is sewn into the inside front of the male underwear.
 5. A male underwear having a top waist opening, two leg openings on a bottom, a front and a back, said underwear further comprising: a pocket for holding male testicles on an inside front of the underwear, said pocket having an open top, two sides and a bottom, said sides and bottom being closed and affixed to inside front of the underwear; wherein the pocket is substantially triangularly-shaped with the top being wider than the bottom; wherein the open top of the pocket sags downwardly to more easily and comfortably accommodate the male testicles; and wherein the pocket is sewn into the inside front of the male underwear. 